**About the Editors**

**Robert H. Schneider**, MD, FACC, is an internationally renowned physician scientist and leader in evidence-based integrative medicine. He is currently Dean and Professor of the College of Integrative Medicine at Maharishi International University, as well as director of the NIH-funded Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Schneider is a specialist in preventive and integrative medicine, and has been elected as Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. For over 30 years, Dr. Schneider has directed or co-directed a series of pioneering clinical trials in integrative preventive medicine from the US National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense. Among these awards was a center of excellence for research in complementary and integrative health award, sponsored by the NIH. The results of these studies have been published in more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, chapters and abstracts. Based on his groundbreaking research and clinical experience, Dr. Schneider authored the popular book *Total Heart Health: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health*. He is currently editing a textbook on integrative medicine for physicians and health professionals.

**Mahadevan Seetharaman**, PhD is a Duke Integrative Healthcare Leader and Founder of AYUSH Living. He is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Transdisciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, India and guest faculty at the Hindu University of America. As an Ayurveda Diet & Nutrition Consultant and Yoga Teacher, he provides Ayurveda/Yoga related health and wellness information, directory, research, news, and reviews through his website, AYUSH Living. Dr. Mahadevan serves on the Boards of the Council for Ayurveda Research (CAR), the American Academy of Yoga and Meditation (AAYM), American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals (AAAP) and co-founded the Texas Ayurveda Professionals Association (TAPAS). He was previously the CEO and Managing Director at one of the largest integrative research university hospitals in India—the Institute of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine (I-AIM). During this time, he served as Professor & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Transdisciplinary University. As COO, he has also helped set up an Integrative Healthcare Centre for the Isha Arogya Research Foundation.

## *Editorial* **The Future of Medicine: Frontiers in Integrative Health and Medicine**

**Mahadevan Seetharaman 1,2,\*, Geetha Krishnan 3 and Robert H. Schneider 4,\***

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